Saint George Bay
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Coordinates: 34°54′09.74″N 35°29′42.94″E / 34.9027056°N 35.4952611°E
The Saint George Bay (known in Lebanon as Golfe de Saint-Georges) is located on the northern coast of the city of Beirut in Lebanon. The Saint George Bay is believed to be the place where Saint George slew the dragon.[1] Today the bay houses Beirut's western marina and extends to the north until the marina of Dbayeh. Upscale apartment buildings and highrise hotels overlook the western part of the bay and its palm-lined promenade, the Corniche. The Port of Beirut occupies the eastern part of the bay. The Beirut River empties in the bay.
The bay was the scene of an annual international water ski championship,[2] from 1955 until the beginning of the war.
[edit] References
- ^ Saudi Aramco World : St. George The Ubiquitous
- ^ Aramco World Magazine: Volume 23; Volume 23
